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# 16 U.S.C. § 470aaa–2 - Public awareness and education program

## Text

The Secretary shall establish a program to increase public awareness about the significance of paleontological resources.

(Pub. L. 111–11, title VI, § 6303, Mar. 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1173.)